“Carry the can”
Định nghĩa
To take responsibility or blame for something.
Ví dụ
Examples
“The manager had to carry the can for the failure.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
The manager had to _____ for the failure.Compare with the original example
The manager had to carry the can for the failure.
Write a two-line conversation using “Carry the can”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Carry the can" mean?
- "Carry the can" means to take responsibility or blame for something.
- How do you use "Carry the can" in a sentence?
- Example: "The manager had to carry the can for the failure."
- Should I interpret "Carry the can" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.